number seven, nevada, where senator harry reid just can't shake sharron angle. and at number six, colorado, with ken bach looking strong against michael bennett. ????? >>> it's no secret that there's been a rather unflattering portrait of me painted these days. i'm not counting on the national media to vote for me on november 2nd. i'm asking all of you to vote for me. >> wow, welcome back to "hardball." that was republican senate nominee christine o'donnell thursday at a candidate forum up in delaware. she took center stage today in washington at the family research council's values voters sumit. she was the big story this week of course and now on into november. joined by christina bellatoni the senior reporter for talking points memo, a distinguished website and politico's jonathan martin. there you are, jonathan martin. and there you are. let me start with you, jonathan. i want you to look at this again. here's o'donnell today and now i want you to try to be -- totally nonideological and just look at this political phenomenon look at and seeing if it's rea